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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Ruins studio in Dumfries, Scotland by LilyJencksStudioJanuary 2nd, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: LilyJencksStudio This private house in Scotland is built within the existing stone ruins of an old farmhouse, with beautiful views northwards for more than 50 miles down two valleys. Located in a remote countryside area, this project was conceived as passive and self-sufficient, well-insulated and using solar energy.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone
 Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone The existing ruin which original construction was transformed several times since the 17th century reveals a palimpsest of occupation on the site. We wanted to highlight this historical layering by embedding a sequence of counterpoint materials and geometries within the design. The first layer is the existing stone wall, within which sits a black waterproofing EPDM rubber clad pitched-roof ‘envelope’, and within that a curvilinear interior ‘tube’ wall system. This interior curved surface is made of insulating polystyrene blocks within a gridded wood structure, and is covered with Glass Reinforced Plastic.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone Emphasizing the narrative of time, these three layers also reflect different architectural expressions: the random natural erosion of stone walls, an archetypical minimalized pitched roof, and a free form double curved organic surface. These three layers are not designed as independent parts, rather, they take on  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone In the ‘tube’ are the more public programs of kitchen, study, sitting room and dining. At both ends of the house, the ‘tube’ detaches from the ‘envelope’ to create rooms that are used for the more private functions of bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. To access these spaces, the tube’s non-linear curved surface ramps up, producing a dynamic sensory experience.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone The existing ruined walls, and views from the site, dictate locations for large windows and door openings. At the windows and doors the tube funnels out towards the light, creating a ‘poched’ space within the thickness of the tube wall, and between the envelope and the tube, that can be used for furniture and storage. As a wooden grid structure the furniture pieces pull the structural grid through the surface of the GRP walls and seem to be peeling off the tube.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone We have ‘preserved’ the ruin walls, and reinstituted the pitched roof that would have been there originally, providing some kind of external coherence. But the matt black rubber exterior and soft curves of the interior provide a more counterpoint preservation, accentuating this palimpsest nature of occupation on the site, and pleasures of living within layers of history.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © Sergio Pirrone  Image Courtesy © LilyJencksStudio  Image Courtesy © LilyJencksStudio  Image Courtesy © LilyJencksStudio  Image Courtesy © LilyJencksStudio  Image Courtesy © LilyJencksStudio
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